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Ancient India :thinking_face: (Geography (Subcontinent A subcontinent is…

- - - - Glaciers The glaciers melt into the Ganges River Glaciers are enormous chunks of ice that slide down mountains slowly
      - Mt Everest Mt Everest is the tallest mountain above sea level at a height of 29,029 feet!
    - - Indus River This is what the indus valley civilization was built near This is where the indus valley civilization was built near and has very fertilizing water
      - Ganges River This is one of the most polluted river in the world but it somehow won't make you sick
- - - - Sanskrit This is the language that the Ancient Indians wrote with
      - Rangoli Rangoli is an Ancient Indian art form that uses a lot of patterns
      - Vedas These are ancient religious writings written in sanskrit
    - - Kshatriyas This is the second highest caste in the caste system. These are nobles and warriors.
      - Sudras This is the second to last caste in the caste system. It is mainly servents.
      - Brahmins This is the highest caste in the caste system.
        They are priests or scholars who worship the gods.
      - Vaisyas This is the third highest caste in the caste system.This caste is mainly farmers and merchants.
      - Untouchables/Dalit This is the lowest caste in the caste system. It is so low that people don't even like touching them.
  - - - Karma This is when you believe that what you do has consequences for it (What goes around comes around)
      - Dharma This is the belief that everything is in that order and prevents chaos from happening
      - Moksha This is the final goal in Hindu life and when you achieve it, you are one with the brahman
      - Samsara (Reincarnation) This is the belief that when you die you come back alive as something different
      - Polytheism This is when you believe in multiple gods
    - - The Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) This is the person who invented buddhism. He is the only person to make a religion and not believe that he is a god or a supreme being
      - Enlightenment This is when you meditate so much and forget about your desires and you become special
      - Nirvana This is the end of reincarnating for someone and you go to heaven #
      - Parinirvana Parinirvana is Nirvana after death #
      - The Four Noble truths
      - The Eightfold Path
      - The Middle Way This is when you balance things (but not actually) Example: Don't eat too much but don't eat too less.
      - Meditation This is clearing your mind of everything and just sitting calmly. #
      - Monk A monk is someone who has dedicated their life to buddhism
      - Mudras These are hand gestures that are said to change your mood.
      - Emperor Ashoka Emperor Ashoka believed that Buddhism is good for all people, animals, and plants and ruled from 268 to 232 BCE
      - The Silk Road This was the main pathway people took to get to china